A method of ground-based navigation plan for Chang'e-3 Lunar Rover
Xiang Liu, Yan Xing, Xiaoyan Mao, Baoyi Teng, Yun Liu · 2014
This paper introduces a method of navigation plan used on the ground for Chang'e-3 Lunar Rover. Based on original images of lunar surface token by navigation cameras on Chang'e-3 Lunar Rover, processes like 3D terrain recovery of lunar surface, terrain traversability analysis, path planning and moving strategy generation are used in the method. The specific procedure and key technologies are described in details, and the on-orbit results of this method applied on Chang'e-3 Lunar Rover are given at the end.